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Council to negotiate in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e County, claiming a part interest in t h e slaughterhouse corral being used a s the stray p e n , for which t h e County furnished some material eight or nine years ago. Referred t o investigating committee. (Later, the City purchased all of t h e County's i n t e r e s t a n d rights for $12.50) May 26, 1879.. .Meeting called to take s t e p s to control t h e water in Cedar City. Andrus Jenson, City Watermaster, was to be instructed t o regulate t h e water in t h e City ditches s o that the City lots may draw equally, a n d appoint a deputy watermaster over each block, o r a s many a s necessary to control the water, a n d exercise his judgment a s to the length of time each lot shall draw water. Mayor i n s t r u c t e d to purchase a flag for t h e use of the City. June 2 3 . 1879.. .Committee recommended purchasing p r o p e r t y from Homer Duncan a s p e r his former proposal a n d deeding the same to the Walker Company a t the same price a n d g r a n t to said company water to propel machinery. Also, t h a t t h e City move t h e present building and machinery from where i t now s t a n d s to said land. Land was deeded to the Walker Company for the sum of $4 for each 96 r o d s . Sept. 23, 1879.. .Mayor presented a communication from David James to Francis Webster in relation to the price of iron piping and asked t h e Council to take into consideration t h e propriety of bringing the water from t h e 'Cold Spring' in pipes for the benefit of the citizens of Cedar City. It was recommended t h a t the Mayor p r e s e n t t h e above a t a mass meeting of t h e citizens. Sept. 25, 1879.. .Mayor was i n s t r u c t e d t o wait upon John M . Macfarlane. Attorney-at-Law, and ascertain what h e will prosecute parties refusing to p a y City license a n d taxes a n d otherwise not conforming to the requirements of the ordinances of Cedar City. Recorder Fischer presented his resignation a n d bill for services rendered t h e City, a s "I am about to move away from Cedar City. " Oct. 20. 1879.. .Councilor J e n s Nielsen p r e s e n t e d a bill of $7.50 for services a s committeeman in City Council for a period of ten y e a r s . Nov. 3. 1879 ... City Marshal asked if h e should continue his labors in looking to t h e safety of camp f i r e s made b y travelers in the City a n d close vicinity. On motion of Councilman P r y o r , t h e Marshal was i n s t r u c t e d to continue his labors and t h a t he be empowered t o extinguish fires made in the City t h a t may b e , in his judgment, dangerous.

Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City.

Council to negotiate in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e County, claiming a part interest in t h e slaughterhouse corral being used a s the stray p e n , for which t h e County furnished some material eight or nine years ago. Referred t o investigating committee. (Later, the City purchased all of t h e County's i n t e r e s t a n d rights for $12.50) May 26, 1879.. .Meeting called to take s t e p s to control t h e water in Cedar City. Andrus Jenson, City Watermaster, was to be instructed t o regulate t h e water in t h e City ditches s o that the City lots may draw equally, a n d appoint a deputy watermaster over each block, o r a s many a s necessary to control the water, a n d exercise his judgment a s to the length of time each lot shall draw water. Mayor i n s t r u c t e d to purchase a flag for t h e use of the City. June 2 3 . 1879.. .Committee recommended purchasing p r o p e r t y from Homer Duncan a s p e r his former proposal a n d deeding the same to the Walker Company a t the same price a n d g r a n t to said company water to propel machinery. Also, t h a t t h e City move t h e present building and machinery from where i t now s t a n d s to said land. Land was deeded to the Walker Company for the sum of $4 for each 96 r o d s . Sept. 23, 1879.. .Mayor presented a communication from David James to Francis Webster in relation to the price of iron piping and asked t h e Council to take into consideration t h e propriety of bringing the water from t h e 'Cold Spring' in pipes for the benefit of the citizens of Cedar City. It was recommended t h a t the Mayor p r e s e n t t h e above a t a mass meeting of t h e citizens. Sept. 25, 1879.. .Mayor was i n s t r u c t e d t o wait upon John M . Macfarlane. Attorney-at-Law, and ascertain what h e will prosecute parties refusing to p a y City license a n d taxes a n d otherwise not conforming to the requirements of the ordinances of Cedar City. Recorder Fischer presented his resignation a n d bill for services rendered t h e City, a s "I am about to move away from Cedar City. " Oct. 20. 1879.. .Councilor J e n s Nielsen p r e s e n t e d a bill of $7.50 for services a s committeeman in City Council for a period of ten y e a r s . Nov. 3. 1879 ... City Marshal asked if h e should continue his labors in looking to t h e safety of camp f i r e s made b y travelers in the City a n d close vicinity. On motion of Councilman P r y o r , t h e Marshal was i n s t r u c t e d to continue his labors and t h a t he be empowered t o extinguish fires made in the City t h a t may b e , in his judgment, dangerous.